Movie Review: ‘Creed II’

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Plot:  Three years after losing to “Pretty” Ricky Conlan, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has become the WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World.  With the assistance of trainer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and… Continue reading →

Classic Scene: “Who’s on First?”

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“Who’s on first?” The Naughty Nineties (1945) Directed by Jean Yarbrough The Scene: Dexter and Sebastian, played by the incomparable comedy duo Abbott and Costello, both work on a showboat in the 1890’s… Continue reading →

In Memorium: Ricky Jay (1946-2018)

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  Although a giant in the movie industry Bernardo Bertolucci passed the other day, we also lost a talented magician, writer, and character actor in Ricky Jay.  Jay passed away on November 24… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’

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  Plot:  Six years after he saved the game Sugar Rush, Ralph (John C. Reilly) is living a charmed life at Litwak’s Family Fun Center with best friend Vanellope (Sarah Silverman).  However, when… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Widows’ (Second Opinion)

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    You can read Gfunk’s review right here! Plot:  After her criminal husband Harry (Liam Neeson) is killed in a robbery gone wrong, Harry’s widow Veronica (Viola Davis) is devastated.  Things worsen when… Continue reading →

In Memorium: Bernardo Bertolucci (1941-2018)

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  A true titan of the film industry has gone to his eternal reward.  Italian director and screenwriter Bernardo Bertolucci died in Rome today from lung cancer.  He was 77 years old.  Bertolucci… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘First Man’ (Second Opinion)

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  You can read Gfunk’s review here!   Plot:  A chronicle of the professional and personal life of Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling), First Man follows Armstrong during the 1960s as he overcomes personal… Continue reading →

Indie Memphis 2018: ‘New Money’

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At this year’s Indie Memphis Film Festival the film which won the most votes in a competition for the most popular poster went to a quirky and depressing dramedy from director Jason B.… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Robin Hood’

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Director: Otto Bathurst Cast: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, Jamie Dorman, F. Murray Abraham Plot: Robin of Loxley is torn away from his idyllic life with Marian to… Continue reading →

Noirvember Review: ‘D.O.A.’

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Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, mysterious femme fatales,… Continue reading →